250,000 Visitors Attend Seoul Mobility Show Closing "Will Become a Mobility Innovation Platform"

2021 Seoul Mobility Show Closes After 10 Days at Goyang KINTEX

On the press day of the largest domestic automobile exhibition, '2021 Seoul Mobility Show,' held on the 25th of last month at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, participants are touring the BMW exhibition hall.
Goyang=Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The '2021 Seoul Mobility Show,' held at KINTEX in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do for a total of 10 days from the 26th of last month to the 5th, closed on the 5th.

The 2021 Seoul Mobility Show, which featured 100 companies and organizations from six countries worldwide, showcased more than half of the exhibited vehicles as electric vehicles reflecting the electrification trend.

There were 10 completed car brands participating in this exhibition. They unveiled a total of 24 new models, with many booths featuring electric vehicles as their main models.

Kia unveiled the world’s first EV and hybrid versions of 'The All-New Kia Niro,' while Mercedes-Benz and Genesis presented all their exhibited vehicles as electric cars. Notably, the proportion of eco-friendly vehicles among all exhibited vehicles this year was over half (51%), an increase of about 17 percentage points compared to the 2019 Seoul Motor Show.

Additionally, Hyundai Motor Company showcased the Ioniq 5 autonomous vehicle jointly developed with Motional, along with various electric vehicles and the latest models. They also set up a separate Robotics Park to present various future mobility technologies, including the quadruped walking robot 'Spot' and bipedal upright walking robots.

An official from the event organizing committee emphasized, "This year’s event was held amid difficulties such as two postponements of the exhibition schedule and a reduction of the exhibition area to one-third compared to the 2019 Seoul Motor Show, but about 250,000 visitors attended to witness the future of mobility."

The organizing committee explained that they plan to transform the Seoul Mobility Show from a completed car-centered event into a technology exhibition for technological innovation. To this end, the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show promoted initiatives such as the Seoul Mobility Awards, a business agreement with KAIST, and attracting mobility-related research institutions.

Jung Manki, Chairman of the Seoul Mobility Show Organizing Committee, said, “The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation from internal combustion engines to electrification, autonomous driving, and the emergence of new mobility, with technological innovation at its core. The Seoul Mobility Show will also develop in a direction that promotes technological innovation in the mobility industry ecosystem in line with these changes.”

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